RECENT EPISODES

On today's show, we'll talk with the president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation about what Trump's tech policies might look like; play this week's Silicon Tally with Marketplace's Raghu Manavalan; and look at what makes Ang Lee's "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk" a high-tech cinematic experience.

Amid Tuesday night's surprising election results, Upworthy founder Eli Pariser joins us to talk about why social media isn't necessarily representative of the rest of the world. We'll also talk about Trump's promise to bring back jobs to the U.S. and create new ones — jobs that have already been automated or are likely to become automated.

On today's show, we'll talk about how Donald Trump will approach tech policy as president, including issues like where tech workers should be based. Plus, in non-election related news, we'll look at a machine-vision algorithm that can determine a book's genre by looking at its cover.

On today's show, we'll talk about a tool called RoboVote that aggregates users' opinions and preferences to help them make the best decisions; the Christian Science Monitor's "15 under 15" list of top young hackers; and a home security system that'll dispatch a drone.

About the Show

Marketplace Tech®, hosted by Ben Brock Johnson, tackles the business behind the technology that’s obsessing us and changing our lives. With the listener in mind, this weekday segment examines everything from video games and robots to consumer protection and space travel.